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3D printing bone upside down
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- Title 3D printing bone upside down
- Released: 09/07/2019
- Length 00:00:41
- Language English
- Footage Type Close-up
- Copyright University Hospital of Dresden Technical University
- Description
3D printing human tissue could help keep astronauts healthy all the way to Mars. An ESA project has produced its first bioprinted skin and bone samples. This sped-up clip shows 3D printing of bone taking place upside down, to prove the technique is transferrable to space. With prolonged access to weightlessness impractical, the challenge of such ‘minus 1 G’ bioprinting represents the next best option.